Housemaster


[hous-mas-ter, -mah-ster] /ˈhaʊsˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər/

noun
1.
a man who is in charge of a or a dormitory in a private school for boys.
/ˈhaʊsˌmɑːstə/
noun
1.
a teacher, esp in a boarding school, responsible for the pupils in his house

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